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Monday, September 20, 2021

Cole Swenson

 The Invention of Streetlights

             noctes illustratas
             (the night has houses)
                                                      and the shadow of the fabulous
                                          broken into handfuls—these
can be placed at regular intervals,
                                                         candles
walking down the streets at times eclipsed by trees.
 

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